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| even |
used as an intensive to indicate something surprising or contrary to the expected. [3/17 definitions] |
| figure of speech |
an expression, such as a metaphor, hyperbole, or simile, that uses words in a nonliteral, unusual, or intensive manner to produce a certain effect; trope. |
| heavy-duty |
made to last through intensive or unusually rough use. |
| hell |
(informal) used as an intensive. [1/6 definitions] |
| huckster |
to sell or advertise by hawking or other verbally intensive methods. [1/4 definitions] |
| manhunt |
an organized, intensive search, usu. for a fugitive or fugitives from the law. |
| shakedown |
a complete, intensive search of a person or place. [1/4 definitions] |
| surely |
used as an intensive in statements not necessarily supported by fact. [1/5 definitions] |
| third degree |
intensive, often painful questioning, as of a police prisoner (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| ward |
in a hospital, a large room holding several patients, or a section for patients of a similar type, such as children or patients that require intensive care. [1/5 definitions] |
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